About KublaCon

All About the Fun!

KublaCon is dedicated to bringing people together from all walks of life to have communion and fellowship in the hobby of gaming.

Our goal is to provide a safe and comfortable space for you and your friends and family where you can immerse yourself in a weekend long getaway from the real world and join us in a FUN distraction.

We’ve been doing this for the last 18 years and we invite you to join us in playing game, making new friends and—most importantly—having FUN!!

KublaCon Game Convention – The Khan of Cons

Games, Gaming, and Gamers

While these days there are many types of ‘games’, KublaCon presents a weekend of playing ‘hobby games.’ By this we mean the kinds of games where you join other players with paper, pen, dice, chits, meeples, figurines, cards, costumes, etc. Some might call this ‘old style’ gaming versus modern day computer gaming… we just call it FUN!

Hobby gaming takes many forms and formats, including: collectible card games (CCGs), board/tabletop games (TBL), and a variety of roleplaying games (RPGs). From casual ‘party’ style play, to more competitive tournament competition, you’ll find many different opportunities to enjoy your favorite games, or to learn new ones.

Beyond the games themselves, KublaCon strives to broaden your experience of the hobby of gaming, including: An Exhibit Hall filled with the latest games to purchase or peruse, seminars on all aspects of gaming from history to design, special events and seminars featuring Hobby Game celebrities, and a Young Player’s room designed to encourage critical thinking and to teach good social skills.

Above it all, you’ll meet organizers and attendees who LOVE gaming. You’ll meet gamers of all ages who take great joy in sharing their latest favorite game, organizing a quick tournament or just talking about the latest fun they’ve had.

How we got here – our roots.

In 1994, KublaCon’s founding Executive Producer, Japji Khalsa and longtime friend, Anthony Galella, produced a one-day Collectible Card gaming event in San Francisco called ManaFest. Proving to be a popular and successful gathering for the CCG revolution, ManaFest continued each year through 2000.

In 1998, KublaCon’s current Executive Producer, Mike Eckert, produced a Memorial Day weekend convention in Oakland called GameCon. GameCon was known for great Roleplaying games, Miniature wargaming and LARPs.

Then in 2000, ManaFest and GameCon began to talk about the relatively small size of their two conventions and the very different types of gamers each convention attracted. Since we all loved gaming of all types, discussions began to create KublaCon – changing the focus from strictly our own segments of gaming, to include all types of gaming.

So, in 2001, the newly merged and formed KublaCon was held in Oakland over Memorial Day Weekend. Held every Memorial Day weekend, KublaCon’s first two years were hosted at the Oakland Airport Hilton, but in 2003 moved to the more spacious Hyatt Regency SFO. Then in 2018 we expanded to include the Crowne Plaza SFO. The Hyatt and Crowne Plaza continue to be the home of KublaCon, and plans call for it to be there at least through 2022.

Many more years of fun on the horizon…

While one of our goals is to grow our attendance to maximize our space at the Hyatt, a more important goal that our entire team strives for is to FIND THE FUN! We’re always on the lookout for fun new games, events, vendors, or pretty much anything that can make for a fun KublaCon. If you think you have an idea to keep up the fun at KublaCon, please do contact us and let us know! We’d love to hear from you.

Our Awesome KublaCon Team:

Mike Eckert – Executive Producer

David Gabriel – Producer

Tom Van Zuiden – Associate Producer

Shelby Rivas – Director of Registration

Darby La Clair – Director of Logistics

Jeff Wilcox – Director of Attendee Experience

Jade Duguay – Assistant to the Exec. Dir.

David Jones – Exhibit Hall Manager

Tracey Jones – Registration Manager

Amy Jones – Event Registration Manager

Ray Sampson – ORLOCK Prime

Japji Khalsa – Executive Producer Emeritus

Lisa Nelson – Volunteer Grand Vizier

Jay Fitch – Logistics 2nd

Lisa La Mar – Volunteer Assistant

Inari O’Mara – M:TG Lead

Andrew Dang – CCG Lead

Jason La Mar – Table Top Tournaments

Brad Nozik – Historical Table Top

Sheila Van Zuiden – Game Library Assistant

Brian O’Hare – Table Top Assistant

Andrew Matzen – Game Library Assistant

Shelton Yee – ORPG AL Lead

Wendy-Ann Francis – ORPG PFS/SFS Co-Lead

John Francis – ORPG PFS/SFS Co-Lead

Dana Wittlinger – YP Co-Lead

Aimee Sampson – YP Co-Lead

Donna Livingston-Fitch – Little Players Lead

Cecily Leonard – Teen Lead

Andrew Hawes – The Mighty Kubla

Beth Hawes – YP Assistant

Heather Michel – YP Assistant

Topac Quinteros – Teen Assistant

Steve Kani – Teen Assistant

Hector Torres – Mini Assistant

Patryck Fitch – Mini Assistant

Dana Lombardy – War College Lead

Sara Graybill – Protospiel Assistant

John Schulters – Protospiel Assistant

Jenn Boyer – Game Design Assistant

Phil Boyer – Game Design Assistant

Meredith Somavia – Painting Arts Assistant

Ariana Jones – Hospitality Assistant

Doug Jenner – Retail Events Coordinator

Ronnie Rivas – CCG Lead Coordinator

Amanda Shanks – Table Top Games Coordinator

Vern Roberts – RPG Coordinator

Becky Thomas – Young Players & Teen Coordinator

Roderick Robertson – Miniatures Coordinator

Wayne Rogers – Painting Arts Coordinator

Joe Parzanese – LARP Coordinator

Jen Munns – Hospitality Coordinator

Luke Laurie – Protospiel Coordinator

Anthony Galella – Game Design Contest

Rennie Saunders – Special Events & Seminars

E. Ambriz DeColosio – Kubla Kent

Joseph Brewer – Reg. Assistant

Richard Jones – ORLOCK

Jennifer Furgerson – ORLOCK

John Tracey – ORLOCK

John Furgerson – ORLOCK

Jeremy Thweat – ORLOCK

Jessica Brewer – ORLOCK

Jeffrey DeCamp – ORLOCK

Damian Matzen – ORLOCK

Maggie Bracken – ORLOCK

Jeff Yin – RPG Asst

Andrew Van Zuiden – RPG Asst

Zack Weiler – RPG Asst

Our cool pins!

Our cool pins!

Our cool collectable pins come in multiple colors – each color with its own meaning. Get the scoop here.

Our Game Library

Our Game Library

With over 750 Games to choose from you could play ALL weekend and not play the same game. Learn about our game library